§ 31-21-2-1 Definitions application
§ 31-21-2-2 “Abandoned”
§ 31-21-2-3 “Child”
§ 31-21-2-4 “Child custody determination”
§ 31-21-2-5 “Child custody proceeding”
§ 31-21-2-6 “Commencement”
§ 31-21-2-7 “Court”
§ 31-21-2-8 “Home state”
§ 31-21-2-9 “Initial determination”
§ 31-21-2-10 “Issuing court”
§ 31-21-2-11 “Issuing state”
§ 31-21-2-12 “Modification”
§ 31-21-2-13 “Person”
§ 31-21-2-14 “Person acting as a parent”
§ 31-21-2-15 “Petitioner”
§ 31-21-2-16 “Physical custody”
§ 31-21-2-17 “Record”
§ 31-21-2-18 “Respondent”
§ 31-21-2-19 “State”
§ 31-21-2-20 “Tribe”
§ 31-21-2-21 “Warrant”

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 31 > Article 21 > Chapter 2 - Definitions

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5